Cove development requests withdrawn

Penn Twp. residents against the proposed Cove Mountain Development have a reason to be optimistic.

Developer Windsor Companies LLC of Freehold, N.J. sent a letter to the township Sept. 30, withdrawing all plans and appeals for the development.

A zoning board hearing regarding variances scheduled for Oct. 1 was canceled. Calls to Windsor for comment were not returned.

The proposal called for 949 residential units on 225 to 255 acres of the approximately 1,168 acres Windsor optioned from the Nevin White Lumber Co. in late 2005. Acreage not used for the development was to be preserved and restricted as open space.

As reported in last week's edition of the newspaper, Windsor officials said the plan was "under evaluation' and "the township is not interested in working as a team at this point," said one Windsor representative.

An engineer from Alpha Consulting Engineers, New Cumberland, attended the Sept. 24 supervisors' meeting to ask if the township was willing to co-sponsor public workshops and forums related to the development. Supervisors stated they wished to remain neutral in the matter, but said Windsor and Alpha had the right to hold their own public meetings.

Correction

Last week's edition contained an error regarding a controversial land development plan in Penn Twp.

Windsor Companies LLC of Freehold, N.J., as was reported last week, has withdrawn all of its requests for variances for its proposed development of 949 homes on 1,168 acres on Cove Mountain, Penn Twp. It has not, however, withdrawn its land development plan.